the Lord, whose promises I praise. Psalm 56:10 GNT Ephesians 4:30 NIV says, “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” Beloved, we are sealed spiritually, so we are not leaky, we don't have a leaky salvation, that is our righteousness, our power to prosper, health and wellbeing, marriages etc are not leaky. We are sealed till the day of redemption. It doesn't matter anymore what comes at us, we are complete in Christ, the

In this new life, we are not broken by any elemental forces of this world. Just as Jesus was not broken by the oppositions He faced while on earth, for God was in him. In the same way, we are not broken because the Spirit of Jesus is in us.

I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves. Zechariah 12:3 Luke 20:17‭-‬18 says that Christ is the stone that the builders rejected which has become the cornerstone. And Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and it crushes anyone it falls on. As far as this world is concerned we have died, and our new life is hidden in Christ in God. In Christ, God has made us a mighty stone. So , let's ne

In Zechariah 2:8 the Lord said "he, who touches you touches the apple of his eye" Let us walk in this consciousness, stay consecrated to God. Eagles do not yield to storms because they soar high, if they stay low they are destroyed.

Israel was dedicated to the Lord , the first fruits of his harvest; All who ate of it were held guilty, evil befell them—oracle of the Lord - Jer 2:3 We are God's own first fruits, consecrated to Him. James 1:18 says " it was of His own free will that He gave us birth as sons by His Word of Truth, so that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures - a sample of what He created to be consecrated to Himself” The truth is that God is a faithful God. Psalms 33:4 tells us

Are you giving the Lord no rest by praying for our land day and night? Or are you on vacation? The enemy does not go on vacation or work part-time. Remember the story of Moses and the Amalekites, “As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning.” (Exodus 17:11 NIV)

DO NOT BE A SILENT WATCHDOG, PRAY FOR YOUR LAND But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, Luke 14:13 NIV Beloved, the Lord is telling us in our theme not to live for self gain. We are the salt the salt of the earth and not the salt of ourselves. Isaiah 56:10-12 NLT says, “.. the Lord’s watchmen, his shepherds— are blind and ignorant. They are like silent watchdogs that give no warning when danger comes. They love to lie around, sleepi

having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. Colossians 2:14 NIV In the trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, a lower court is trying him on a repealed law, even though a higher court has already set him free. He refused to put in a defense, stating that where there is no law, no charge, then no defense . We can draw some spiritual insights from this in resisting the enemy in this fallen wor

We are so captivating to God that He drew our own pictures on the palm of His holy hands. In Isaiah 49:16 ERV, He said, “I drew a picture of you on my hand. You are always before my eyes.” How can He ever forget us, if He has the picture of us on the palms of His holy hands?

The Lord will not reject his people; he will not abandon his special possession. Psalms 94:14 NLT God enjoys looking at us, His children. You know how we have pictures of our beloved ones as screen savers on our cell phones , laptops, etc. We are so captivating to God that He drew our own pictures on the palm of His holy hands. In Isaiah 49:16 ERV, He said, “I drew a picture of you on my hand. You are always before my eyes.” How can He ever forget us, if He has the picture

Beloved, we are new creatures, old things have passed away. God does not define us by the flesh, but by the spirit, we live our lives for Him and not for ourselves. James 1:2-3 NIV says,”Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.”

They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. Hebrews 12:10 NIV Think of how sometimes we keep junk foods away from our little children so they can feed on healthy foods. It might not sound good for them at that point, but it works for their own good at a later time. In the same way, sometimes God allows us to pass through trials so we can feed on the real food, the Word of God. Th

Psalms 130:5 MEV says, “I wait for the Lord; my soul does wait, and in His word do I hope.” We do not wait on the Lord, and our mind is somewhere else. If we are waiting on the Lord for our healing, finances or any trials, we wait with our hearts and minds stayed on Him. Isaiah 26:3 ESV says, “ You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.”

wait for the Lord; my soul does wait, and in His word do I hope. Psalms 130:5 MEV Waiting on the Lord is a good experience for children of God, for it gives us an opportunity to know Him the more. Psalm 34:8 GNT says, “ Find out for yourself how good the Lord is. Happy are those who find safety with him.” The Easy to read version (ERV)says, “Give the Lord a chance to show you how good he is. Great blessings belong to those who depend on him!”( Psalms 34:8 ERV) The Psalmist in

God's nature does not change based on the earthly circumstances, so are we. So let us not allow our feelings dictate our pace, but rather let the Spirit dictate the pace for us and for the world. “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.” (Romans 8:14 ESV)

From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. 2 Corinthians 5:16 ESV In the beginning, God set the pace in the world by bringing out good from the world in darkness. In the same way, as pacesetters we uphold the will of God on earth by conquering evil in the world with good. Instead of thinking about how bad the world is to us, we think of how good we can be to them.

PRAY FOR YOUR LAND Isaiah 59:19 MEV says, “So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west and His glory from the rising of the sun; when the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.” The enemies of our land today could be all forms of decay in our land. These include: injustice, unemployment, corruption, violence, insecurities, untimely death etc. As the salt of the earth, we set things right in the spiritual so tha

The body of the flesh that held us captive to earthly standards was put off by the circumcision of Christ. We should live from the realm of completion in Him and not in earthly standards. Romans 6:11 ESV says, “ So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.”

My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:2 ESV Ponder these verses calmly, “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, .. See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been f

Beloved, God has brought immortality to light through the gospel of Jesus Christ. (2 Timothy 1:10 ) Cheer up and walk in it by faith. Are you the brokenhearted, passing through valleys of addictions, depression, financial stagnations, sin struggles ? Weep no more! God has lifted you out of that dunghill and given you a place of honor in Christ through the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ! (Ephesians 2:6)